Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1004.9 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.92°N 104.84°W (Elev. 7779 ft)
10:07 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
11pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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